A Cultural History of Western Fashion: From Haute Couture to Virtual Couture

by Bonnie English and Nazanin Hedayat Munroe

Book Overview

Just as the clothes we wear can communicate our personality and how we want to be perceived, so fashion can reflect the politics and preoccupations of the society that produced it.

A Cultural History of Western Fashion guides you through the relationships between haute couture and ready-to-wear designer fashions, popular culture, big business, high-tech production, as well as traditional and social media. Exploring fashion's interdisciplinary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350150886
• ISBN13: 9781350150881
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
• Length: 296 Pages